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WebThe Task Force for Global Health is grateful for the generosity of our funding partners and donors. The following individuals, foundations, corporations, government agencies, and nongovernmental organizations contributed $1,000 or more in FY22 (September 2021 to August 2022). Abbott Laboratories.

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The Task Force for Global Health receives new grant to improve …

WebPhoto courtesy of UNICEF The Task Force for Global Health has received a new grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to improve public health campaigns over the next three years, helping countries protect people from vaccine-preventable diseases, malaria and neglected tropical diseases and provide Vitamin A supplements …

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Coronavirus Pandemic

WebCOVID-19 Vaccinations. Boosting COVID-19 vaccination rates in low- and middle-income countries. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) invested $22.8 million for the first year of a five-year …

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What We Mean by Health Equity

WebThe Task Force for Global Health was founded nearly 40 years ago to advance health equity. Here is what health equity means to us. In 1984, only 20% of children got vaccinated. Those children …

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Why We Care About Our Health, Our Planet

WebWorld Health Day on April 7 celebrates and advocates for health globally. For World Health Day 2022, the World Health Organization is highlighting Our Health, Our Planet and health as a human right. For The Task …

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Operational Research

WebOperational Research. Operational Research helps public health programs identify challenges and issues and find solutions. It helps public health practitioners make better decisions so that programs that seek to improve the public's health are more efficient and effective in meeting their goals (i.e., to eliminate diseases). Accordion Title.

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The Task Force Joins the 73rd World Health Assembly

WebThe Task Force for Global Health, based in Atlanta, USA, was founded nearly 40 years ago to advance health equity. The Task Force works with the WHO and partners in more than 150 countries to eliminate diseases, ensure access to vaccines and essential medicines, and strengthen health systems to protect populations.

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Task Force at 76th World Health Assembly

WebThe Task Force for Global Health focused on two key global health issues at the 76th World Health Assembly (WHA) hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO) from May 21 – 30. Each of these draws on core Task Force program strengths and experiences: Pandemic preparedness, response and recovery, including the treaty being …

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Structural Racism: A Massive Barrier to Achieving Health Equity

WebIn a 2018 interview, Rep. John R. Lewis explained that, despite our nation’s progress, “scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in American society.”¹ One of these ‘lasting stains’ is the disproportionate rate of poor health outcomes among racial minority groups. While public health has focused greater attention on addressing these disparities in […]

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Task Force for Global Health receives $45 million USAID award for

WebThe Cooperative Agreement offers funding of up to $45 million and primarily focuses on supporting countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Nonetheless, ENDOR will have a global reach and provide research opportunities for all national programs aiming at the five diseases currently addressed by USAID: lymphatic filariasis, blinding trachoma, …

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PAHO Partnership Promotes Disease Elimination in the Americas

WebThe Task Force for Global Health and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) have signed an agreement to accelerate disease elimination efforts among PAHO’s member states across North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. PAHO is the Americas regional office for the World Health Organization, and …

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